Boundaries with Teens: When to Say Yes, How to Say No

Establish wise and loving limits that make a positive difference in your teen, in the rest of your family, and in you.

The teen years: relationships, peer pressure, school, dating, character. To help teenagers grow into healthy adults, parents and youth workers need to teach them how to take responsibility for their behavior, their values, and their lives.

From bestselling author and counselor Dr. John Townsend, Boundaries with Teens is the expert insight and guidance you need to help your teens take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions and gain a deeper appreciation and respect both for you and for themselves.

With wisdom and empathy, Dr. Townsend applies biblically based principles for the challenging task of guiding your children through the teen years. Using the same principles he used to successfully raise two teens, he shows you how to:

Deal with disrespectful attitudes and impossible behavior in your teenSet healthy limits and realistic consequencesBe loving and caring while establishing rulesDetermine specific strategies to deal with problems both big and small

Discover how boundaries make parenting teens better today!

Plus, check out Boundaries family collection of books dedicated to key areas of life – dating, marriage, raising young kids, and leadership. Workbooks and Spanish editions are also available.

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The Boundaries books have transformed marriages, families, organizations, and individuals around the world, with over 4 million copies sold.

Some people focus so much on being loving and unselfish that they forget their own limits and limitations. That’s why the ability to set clear boundaries is essential to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. In relationships, boundaries define who we are and who we are not, which impacts every part of our lives.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zondervan
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 13, 2006
Edition ‏ : ‎ New
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0310270456
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0310270454
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.59 x 0.75 x 8.51 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #29,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #39 in Parenting Teenagers (Books) #80 in Motherhood (Books) #115 in Christian Family & Relationships
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